9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report

Termination Date

11. No Lobbying Issue Activity

INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13

12. Lobbying

13. Organizations

INCOME relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period was:

EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period were:

Less than $5,000

Less than $5,000

$5,000 or more

$

50,000.00

$5,000 or more

$

Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest
$10,000,
of all lobbying related income from the client (including all
payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying
activities on behalf of the client).

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

Policy issues relating to ethanol including: increasing the amount of ethanol blended with gasoline through a waiver with the EPA; indirect land use change as part of the low carbon fuel standard in energy and climate legislation (H.R.2998, H.R.2454, S.1148 and S.943); supporting ethanol pipeline in the Renewable Fuels Pipeline Act, H.R.864 and S.828 and other proposals; changes to the Alternative Vehicle Refueling property tax credit to allow blender pumps to receive the value of the credit; extension of the Volumetric Excise Tax Credit and the tariff on imported ethanol in the Renewable Fuels Investment Act, H.R.4940, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, H.R.4213 and other related proposals; tax credits for advanced biofuels production, H.R.5142, H.R.5343, S.3338; policies encouraging blender pumps; requiring country of origin disclosure for motor vehicle fuels, H.R.4512; and policies encouraging flex fuel vehicles.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Lisa

Kountoupes

Deputy Asst. to the President & House Liaison

Lisa

Kountoupes

Special Asst. to the President for Legis. Affairs

Lisa

Kountoupes

Asst. Director for Legislative Affairs at OMB

Lisa

Kountoupes

Special Asst. to Undersecretary, Dept. of Energy

Lisa

Kountoupes

Policy Adv. to Chmn., Energy&Commerce Comm.

Julie Hershey

Carr

LA, LD & Sr. Policy Advisor, Rep. Joe Pitts, R-PA

Lori

Denham

CoS, LD, LA, Sr. Policy Adv., Communications

Lori

Denham

Director, Staff Assistant, Rep. Cal Dooley, D-CA

Lori

Denham

Legislative Director, Rep. Darlene Hooley, D-OR

Melissa

Shannon

Policy Advisor - Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Melissa

Shannon

La, LC - Rep. Nancy Pelos, D-CA

Melissa

Shannon

Staff Asst. - Rep. Nita Lowey, D-NY

Shawn

Whitman

CoS - Senator John Barrasso

Shawn

Whitman

CoS,LD,LA,LC&Press Asst.,Sen. Craig Thomas

Shawn

Whitman

Staff Assistant - Senator Alan Simpson

Shawn

Whitman

*Shawn is abiding by the one year ban on

Shawn

Whitman

lobbying the Senate

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Policy issues relating to ethanol including: increasing the amount of ethanol blended with gasoline through a waiver with the EPA and indirect land use change as part of the low carbon fuel standard in energy and climate legislation (H.R.2998, H.R. 2454, S.1148 and S.943).

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Lisa

Kountoupes

Julie Hershey

Carr

Lori

Denham

Melissa

Shannon

Shawn

Whitman

*Shawn is abiding by the one year ban of lobbying

Shawn

Whitman

the Senate

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code FUE

16. Specific lobbying issues

Policy issues relating to ethanol including: increasing the amount of ethanol blended with gasoline through a waiver with the EPA; indirect land use change as part of the low carbon fuel standard in energy and climate legislation (H.R.2998, H.R.2454, S.1148 and S.943); supporting ethanol pipeline in the Renewable Fuels Pipeline Act, H.R.864 and S.828 and other proposals; changes to the Alternative Vehicle Refueling property tax credit to allow blender pumps to receive the value of the credit; extension of the Volumetric Excise Tax Credit and the tariff on imported ethanol in the Renewable Fuels Investment Act, H.R.4940, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, H.R.4213 and other related proposals; tax credits for advanced biofuels production, H.R.5142, H.R.5343, S.3338; policies encouraging blender pumps; requiring country of origin disclosure for motor vehicle fuels, H.R.4512; and policies encouraging flex fuel vehicles.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Lisa

Kountoupes

Julie Hershey

Carr

Lori

Denham

Melissa

Shannon

Shawn

Whitman

*Shawn is abiding by the one year ban of

Shawn

Whitman

lobbying the Senate

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Policy issues relating to ethanol including: changes to the Alternative Vehicle Refueling property tax credit to allow blender pumps to receive the value of the credit; extension of the Volumetric Excise Tax Credit and the tariff on imported ethanol in the Renewable Fuels Investment Act, H.R.4940, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, H.R.4213 and other related proposals; and tax credits for advanced biofuels production, H.R.5142, H.R.5343, S.3338.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Lisa

Kountoupes

Julie Hershey

Carr

Lori

Denham

Melissa

Shannon

Shawn

Whitman

*Shawn is abiding by the one year ban on

Shawn

Whitman

lobbying the Senate

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None